Old men can fight too

Maybe there is something to this whole Jean-Claude Van Damme thing.
On Saturday night, former NFL star Herschel Walker proved that older athletes can hold their own in the world of mixed martial arts.
Walker, who is 47 years old, made his pro debut during Strikeforce Miami and earned a third-round TKO of Greg Nagy.
This comes in the wake of JCVD announcing he plans on fighting professionally as a kickboxer at the age of 49, and as a preview to this Saturday's UFC 109, where the main event features 46-year-old Randy Couture against 45-year-old Mark Coleman.
"I feel good but I didn't do many things right and I still have a lot to learn," Walker said after his fight. "The experience itself was exciting and I thank my opponent for fighting me. It's tough to fight an old man. This is the hardest thing I've ever done."
One big difference between what Walker did and what Van Damme wants to do, however, is Walker's opponent was just 1-1 coming in to the fight. Van Damme, who has no professional fighting experience, wants to fight a former Olympic gold medalist.
Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982 while at the University of Georgia and went on to have a long career as a running back in the pro ranks. He played in the United States Football League from 1983-85, then in the NFL from 1986-1997.
He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection on the NFL and spent most of his career with the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.
Walker was traded from the Cowboys to the Vikings for a bunch of draft picks. The Cowboys used one of those picks to draft Emmit Smith, the all-time leading rusher in the NFL.